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Canada's Q4 GDP Surges, but US Tariffs Pose Threat
Canada's real GDP rose 2.6 percent annualized in Q4 2024, exceeding expectations due to a surge in household spending, particularly on vehicles and retail goods, but potential US tariffs threaten future growth.
Canada's Q4 GDP Surges, but US Tariffs Pose Threat
Canada's real GDP rose 2.6 percent annualized in Q4 2024, exceeding expectations due to a surge in household spending, particularly on vehicles and retail goods, but potential US tariffs threaten future growth.
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32% Bias Score
OMERS's 8.3% Return in 2024: Currency Fluctuations and Tariff Threats
OMERS, managing \$138 billion in assets for 640,000 Ontario public servants, reported an 8.3 percent investment return in 2024, exceeding its benchmark, largely due to a weakened Canadian dollar and strategic US dollar holdings; however, potential US tariffs pose a future risk.
OMERS's 8.3% Return in 2024: Currency Fluctuations and Tariff Threats
OMERS, managing \$138 billion in assets for 640,000 Ontario public servants, reported an 8.3 percent investment return in 2024, exceeding its benchmark, largely due to a weakened Canadian dollar and strategic US dollar holdings; however, potential US tariffs pose a future risk.
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40% Bias Score
Maple Water: A \$2.6 Billion Canadian Beverage Boom
Canadian maple water sales are booming, reaching \$506 million in 2024 and projected to hit \$2.6 billion by 2033, driven by health benefits and international expansion, though it faces pricing challenges against established competitors like coconut water.
Maple Water: A \$2.6 Billion Canadian Beverage Boom
Canadian maple water sales are booming, reaching \$506 million in 2024 and projected to hit \$2.6 billion by 2033, driven by health benefits and international expansion, though it faces pricing challenges against established competitors like coconut water.
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48% Bias Score
\"Canada Poised to Lead in Science as U.S. Investment Falters\"\
Facing potential economic fallout from U.S. science funding cuts, Canada should increase investments in research, attract U.S. scientists, and foster university-industry partnerships to become a global leader in science and innovation.
\"Canada Poised to Lead in Science as U.S. Investment Falters\"\
Facing potential economic fallout from U.S. science funding cuts, Canada should increase investments in research, attract U.S. scientists, and foster university-industry partnerships to become a global leader in science and innovation.
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52% Bias Score
Bench Accounting's Collapse: A Cautionary Tale of Misaligned Investor Goals
Vancouver's Bench Accounting collapsed after raising over US$100 million, leaving 11,000 clients without service due to a conflict between the founder's vision and investor-driven strategies prioritizing rapid revenue growth over sustained profitability.
Bench Accounting's Collapse: A Cautionary Tale of Misaligned Investor Goals
Vancouver's Bench Accounting collapsed after raising over US$100 million, leaving 11,000 clients without service due to a conflict between the founder's vision and investor-driven strategies prioritizing rapid revenue growth over sustained profitability.
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52% Bias Score
BCE Stock Plunges Amidst Dividend Cut Fears
BCE Inc. (BCE-T) shares hit a low on February 7th, 2025, closing at $31.62, prompting investor concerns about a potential dividend cut despite better-than-expected Q4 2024 results showing a slight revenue decrease but increased net earnings, significantly lowered free cash flow, and flat revenue gro...
BCE Stock Plunges Amidst Dividend Cut Fears
BCE Inc. (BCE-T) shares hit a low on February 7th, 2025, closing at $31.62, prompting investor concerns about a potential dividend cut despite better-than-expected Q4 2024 results showing a slight revenue decrease but increased net earnings, significantly lowered free cash flow, and flat revenue gro...
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48% Bias Score
Carney Proposes Sub-1% GDP Deficit, Diverging from Current Federal Approach
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney proposed a plan to keep Canada's overall deficit below 1 percent of GDP, separating operational and capital spending, unlike the current federal budget approach; this contrasts with Chrystia Freeland's similar, but later, pledge and Pierre Poilievre's critici...
Carney Proposes Sub-1% GDP Deficit, Diverging from Current Federal Approach
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney proposed a plan to keep Canada's overall deficit below 1 percent of GDP, separating operational and capital spending, unlike the current federal budget approach; this contrasts with Chrystia Freeland's similar, but later, pledge and Pierre Poilievre's critici...
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40% Bias Score
Trump Tariffs Fuel Canadian Financial Uncertainty
President Trump's February 2025 announcement of a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports triggered widespread anxiety among Canadian financial planners and their clients, who are now grappling with uncertainty surrounding major financial decisions such as retirement, real estate purchases, and bus...
Trump Tariffs Fuel Canadian Financial Uncertainty
President Trump's February 2025 announcement of a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports triggered widespread anxiety among Canadian financial planners and their clients, who are now grappling with uncertainty surrounding major financial decisions such as retirement, real estate purchases, and bus...
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60% Bias Score
U.S. Stock Focus Drives Double-Digit Returns for Baskin Wealth Management
Barry Schwartz, CIO of Baskin Wealth Management, overseeing $2.7 billion, shifted his portfolio to favor U.S. stocks due to a lack of reasonably valued Canadian options; this strategy yielded double-digit returns, including 29.4% in the past year.
U.S. Stock Focus Drives Double-Digit Returns for Baskin Wealth Management
Barry Schwartz, CIO of Baskin Wealth Management, overseeing $2.7 billion, shifted his portfolio to favor U.S. stocks due to a lack of reasonably valued Canadian options; this strategy yielded double-digit returns, including 29.4% in the past year.
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36% Bias Score
Loblaw's Q4 Profits Dip Despite Loyalty Program Surge and Discount Store Expansion
Loblaw Cos. Inc. reported lower fourth-quarter 2024 profits ($462 million, $1.52 per share) due to a one-time loyalty program charge, despite increased program participation and adjusted earnings growth to $669 million ($2.20 per share); the company plans to open 50 discount grocery stores in 2025, ...
Loblaw's Q4 Profits Dip Despite Loyalty Program Surge and Discount Store Expansion
Loblaw Cos. Inc. reported lower fourth-quarter 2024 profits ($462 million, $1.52 per share) due to a one-time loyalty program charge, despite increased program participation and adjusted earnings growth to $669 million ($2.20 per share); the company plans to open 50 discount grocery stores in 2025, ...
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36% Bias Score
Loblaw to Open 80 New Grocery Stores Amid Inflation
Loblaw Companies Limited announced plans to open 80 new stores in 2024, including 50 discount grocers, as part of a $10 billion, five-year investment to modernize its supply chain and meet consumer demand for budget-friendly options amid rising inflation.
Loblaw to Open 80 New Grocery Stores Amid Inflation
Loblaw Companies Limited announced plans to open 80 new stores in 2024, including 50 discount grocers, as part of a $10 billion, five-year investment to modernize its supply chain and meet consumer demand for budget-friendly options amid rising inflation.
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40% Bias Score
Business News Roundup: CPPIB Success, Shopify Action, Tim Hortons Decline
This week's business news includes CPPIB exceeding its $700-billion asset target five years early, Shopify removing Kanye West's store for violating platform rules, Tim Hortons' earnings declining since 2018, TD selling its Charles Schwab stake for $20 billion, Canada supplying two-thirds of the U.S...
Business News Roundup: CPPIB Success, Shopify Action, Tim Hortons Decline
This week's business news includes CPPIB exceeding its $700-billion asset target five years early, Shopify removing Kanye West's store for violating platform rules, Tim Hortons' earnings declining since 2018, TD selling its Charles Schwab stake for $20 billion, Canada supplying two-thirds of the U.S...
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20% Bias Score
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